Mrs. Mary Wrench(nee Twidale), born at Ranceby, England, April 4, 1833, April 4, 1906, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Hutton, in Minnesota Valley neighborhood, aged 73 years.
On June 5, 1854, she was united in marriage to Fredrick Wrench, and to this union was born eight children, four of whom are living. They are Frederick, Harry, and Edward Wrench, and Mrs. Mary Hutton.
In the fall of 1891 Mrs. Wrench came with her husband to this country from England, and shortly after their arrival here deposited their church letter with the Valley church, and from that time on until within a few months before death Mrs. Wrench was a tireless worker in the Master's vineyard. She was a kind and sympathetic neighbor and always ready to help the sick and afflicted. She will be sadly missed.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Reuben Barret at the church and the remains laid to rest in the New Liberty cemetery, by the side of her husband, who died 3 years ago.